Li Chengfeng decisively prevented De Ligt from throwing himself into Raiola's arms, and in the conversation with De Ligt, he made no secret of his dislike for Raiola, and also blamed him for the reason why Ibrahimovic left Inter Milan, "He is a bastard who only sees money, and for the sake of money, he can ignore the interests of the players and encourage them to transfer." Like Ibrahimovic, he could have had more titles, higher achievements, but one transfer after another wasted his talent, just because Raiola only had commissions in his eyes. It was also because of this that even Inter Milan's president Moratti couldn't stand it and could only sell it. ”

Of course, it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false, but Ibrahimovic's frequent transfers are a fact, and Raiola's reputation is indeed not good.

Li Chengfeng introduced him to the agent of Van Dijk, who is also Dutchman, to complete the transfer and get the young man. Although he can't play the main team now, he is still more reliable in the rotation than Joe Gomez, who has not played in more than a year.

Li Chengfeng spent tens of millions of euros on him, setting a transfer record for an underage defender. However, the business is still worth it, De Ligt's potential is high, and if he cultivates it well, he can become a superstar at the back.

With the introduction of two youngsters, Leeds' defensive crisis has eased, and although they are not yet able to play the main team, they now have diners, Harry Maguire and Akanji, as long as they can rest the main team at the right time.

For example, in the two-legged match against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final, De Ligt, Lenglet and Gomez partnered in defence. Of course, the first leg was a bit miserable, but the second leg was much better. Although they were still eliminated, Li Chengfeng still had high expectations for their future.

No, the Leeds United FA Cup led by them has entered the fifth round, although the opponent Arsenal in the next leg may not be able to break through, it still will not change Li Chengfeng's determination to let them train in the cup.

However, Li Chengfeng can give up the FA Cup and League Cup, and the Champions League is not so reluctant, after all, every breakthrough round means tens of millions of pounds in income. And the opponent in this round is Monaco, a team that is not strong, and Li Chengfeng is reluctant to give up such a rich income.

So Li Chengfeng sent a large number of substitutes in the league match with Stoke City at home, but he didn't expect Leeds United to lose so badly, and he was scored three goals by the opponent. The weakness of Lenglet and the Diners in terms of air defense is too obvious, the cooperation is not tacit enough, and the luck is not good, and the result of encountering a team working at height like Stoke City is to be blown up. Originally, Leeds United also wanted to use the attack to blow up the opponent with home advantage, but it was really a mistake to steal chickens.

Perhaps it would have been better for Maguire to be better in this game, but there was no if, a loss was a loss, and Chelsea closed the gap again.

However, the result of the rotation was that Leeds United, who played at full strength, won 6-2 at home to Monaco, basically ending the suspense in the first leg. This is also Li Chengfeng's idea, so that Leeds United can focus more on the league.

Monaco didn't start the game conservatively, and of course, the youngsters struggled to play that kind of boring defensive football, just like the same young Leeds United, so the two teams unceremoniously went head-to-head, and now it's up to them to see who has the sharper spear.

Monaco were the first to finish the shot, Sane made a steal at the back and conceded the ball again, Bernardo passed, Lemar fired a long shot in front of the box on the right and went wide of the near corner, Sidibe was blocked by Kante on the right side of the box. Jermain then passed the ball and Mendy's shot from the left side of the box was saved by Ederson, and Glick's header from the left side of the six-yard box was deflected wide from a corner scuffle.

Leeds also missed the chance and in the 23rd minute, Milner crossed from the right, but Belotti missed the ball on the edge of the six-yard box.

Leeds took the lead in the 27th minute when Leroy Sane's breakthrough down the left was blocked, Ali followed up with a through ball and Sane crossed from the left side of the box for Salah to push into the net from close range.

Monaco equalized in the 32nd minute, Fabinho crossed from the right, and Falcao leaped into the net from the edge of the small penalty area, 1-1.

Monaco, who equalized the score, did not have long to be happy, Leeds United exceeded the score again, in the 40th minute, Milner passed, Belotti who successfully countered offside selflessly crossed, Sane easily scored an empty goal, 2-1.

Young Monaco are not content to be beaten by a single goal away from home, they want a better result and have had their chances. In the 50th minute, Mendy crossed from the left side of the penalty area, Falcao was tackled by Maguire in front of the small penalty area, and referee Lajos was sentenced to death, but Falcao's penalty low shot lacked power and angle, and Ederson judged it accurately and confiscated it directly.

Wasted chances will be punished, Leeds scored again in the 58th minute, Salah broke through at the back, Belotti shot from 12 yards on the right side of the box, Subasic made a mistake to deflect the ball into the net, 3-1.

Monaco were tenacious, though, and they closed the score again. In the 61st minute, Lemar made a long pass, Akanji's close defensive tackle failed, and Falcao cut into the box and fired into the net from 15 yards, 3-2.

This goal battle is not over yet, allowing the opponent to get 2 away goals is not something that Li Chengfeng can accept, Leeds United has strengthened the offensive and must defeat the opponent.

In the 71st minute, Milner took a corner kick and Belotti volleyed it into the net from 10 yards, 4-2.

Monaco was blinded by Leeds United's attack and was a little flustered for a while, and Leeds took the opportunity to extend their lead. In the 77th minute, Ali took a corner kick, Belotti headed the ball, and Akanji shot into the net from close range, 5:2.

The three-goal advantage made Li Chengfeng feel relieved and began to make substitutions, with Mbappe and Torreira coming on to replace Belotti and Kante, who also needed to rest.

However, Li Chengfeng didn't expect that in the last ten minutes, Mbappe could surprise him. In the 82nd minute, Kirsch made a long pass, and Mbappe shook off Glick quickly and volleyed into the top corner of the net in front of the small penalty area, 6:2.

Now Li Chengfeng can sit down with peace of mind, and the advantage of 4 goal difference must be Monaco has no chance to get it back.

I wonder what the Monegasque feel about seeing Mbappe's performance this season? However, it is difficult for anyone to imagine that this young man who has just turned 18 will have such a reborn performance this season, and the goals for most of the season have exceeded double digits, compared to the results of 1 goal and 2 assists in 14 games last season, it is like a different person. Now that he sees that the genius he has cultivated has dealt him a fatal blow, he must have regretted his intestines.

Monaco's last-ditch efforts didn't pay off, with Leeds having already made it to the next leg with a 6-2 win at home, and now Li Chengfeng can turn his energy back to the league.

With the FA Cup Leeds United eliminated by Arsenal, now Leeds United does not have too much drag, can concentrate on the league, they and Chelsea in the league began to catch up with me again, Conte's adaptation to the Premier League quickly made Li Chengfeng smack, fortunately, Leeds United's advantage in the league was big enough, and the performance was stable enough, so that it was able to maintain a 4-point advantage until the 29th round of away matches with Chelsea.

Although there was a second leg against Monaco before this crucial match, the big win in the first leg made Li Chengfeng boldly send a rotating lineup. Although Leeds United lost 1-2 away, they still successfully qualified.

Leeds United, who were well rested, were able to challenge Chelsea with the strongest squad, but Li Chengfeng still played the defensive, and now Leeds United are four points ahead of Chelsea, and it is Chelsea who are anxious.

After the start of the game, Chelsea really started to attack with the strength of the home team, but Leeds United's back three of Torreira, Kante and Milner were all players with strong defense and excellent running ability, and Chelsea's attack was like hitting a wall and was quickly stopped. On the contrary, Leeds were more threatening on the counter-attack.

Leeds United quickly broke the deadlock on the pitch, and in the ninth minute, Salah and Belotti combined brilliantly, and after receiving the latter's pass, Salah pushed the ball into the net in the middle of the box with multiple people, 1-0.

Chelsea have yet to recover from the blow of the goal conceded and Leeds United have given them another blow in the face. In the 11th minute, Leeds United counterattacked quickly, Milner advanced with the ball and distributed it to Salah on the wing, Salah quickly passed the ball to Belotti, who followed up in the box, who pushed the goal, 2:0.

In the 27th minute, Leeds had another chance to counter-attack, Chelsea made a mistake at the back, Leeds broke the ball, and Alli fired a long-range shot from outside the box, but the ball went just wide.

Chelsea feel very difficult right now, press with all your might, Leeds United's counter-attack is too sharp, don't attack with all your strength, Leeds United's defense is too tenacious, it's really hard to break.

But Conte has no choice, if it's okay to be down by just one goal, he can patiently wait for his chance, but now two goals behind, it's a bit inappropriate to take his time, Leeds United are not soft persimmons, they can easily break his goal.

There was only one gamble left to bet that Chelsea would be able to score the Leeds goal before conceding a goal. Chelsea were brave enough to press up, with the backline all pressed close to the halfway line, and Leeds just needed a long ball to be a good chance.

However, Chelsea were also terrible with an all-out attack, and Leeds United couldn't find a counter-attack for a while, at least for the rest of the first half, it was Chelsea who were besieging Leeds United. Fortunately, Leeds United's defence was resilient enough and Chelsea didn't have good chances and had to rely on set-pieces and long-range shots to try their luck.

(End of chapter)

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